noun
Meaning 1
A Pekingese dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Peke
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Sound
Pronunciation
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pēk
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/piːk/
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homophone: peak
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homophone: peek
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homophone: pique
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rhymes with -iːk
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Pekinese, Pekingese
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toy dog, toy
History
Etymology
Clipping.